FDA Approves Second Exon-Skipping Drug for Duchenne

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Vyondys 53 (golodirsen) to treat patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) amenable to exon 53 skipping. Golodirsen is an antisense oligonucleotide that can ‘skip’ over aspects of the RNA to make person’s with...

Gene Control vs Gene Therapy

  David Roth, MD of Syros Pharmaceuticals describes his company’s gene control methodology to target genetic conditions in a unique way. Instead of the more traditional gene therapies that are the focus of many studies, Syros investigates and identifies...